From: "Fr.Inire" <inire@yahoo.com>
Subject: RE: (urth) The Commonwealth: North or South
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 22:16:53 



--- Daniel Fusch <dfusch@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> 
> I'm curious though...this idea of the magnetic poles
> "flipping" -- was this 
> hinted at in the book itself? Where did the theory
> come from?
> 
> Daniel
> 


Well, it does help somewhat with all the well worn
arguments as to what hemispere the books take place
in.

 In case it hasn't already been stated (still grazing
past posts...), the magnetic poles DO flip on occasion
on their own, as evidenced by the alternating magnetic
particles in strata of rock. My astro prof wasn't as
informed on the WHY, OTOH...;->

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